Top positive review

5.0 out of 5 starsDurable and reliable with enough power to charge your device several times.

17 August 2018

This summer I decided to travel around France in my car staying at camp sites. I needed something to charge my phone in emergencies and when away from the charging point in my car, for which this has been ideal.

The good:

- As far as durability and reliability go, so far so good. It feels hefy in its protective plastic casing. I would often leave it in my car with temperatures in the high 30's, low 40's and it still worked absolutely perfectly when used.

- It really is so simple to use. All you need to do is charge up the battery pack at home using a standard usb charger, and when your phone needs charging, just connect it via a usb cable and it will automatically start charging.

- I managed to get roughly 5 and a half charges out of my Moto G5 Plus, which has a battery capacity of 3,000mAh. Considering I was leaving the battery pack in a hot car all day, which I thought may drain it a bit, I was impressed by how many full charges my phone got out of it.

- I've yet to use the flashlight, but I suppose it could come in handy when trying to locate everything to start charging your phone in the dark.

- The light indicator that lets you know roughly how many charges the battery pack has left is a useful feature. It will also start blinking when it's about to run out, which again can be helpful to let you know it needs recharging.

- Being able to charge two devices at the same time due to there being two separate usb slots can come in handy in certain situations.

The bad:

- It's not a big deal, but the power button doesn't seem to do anything. You're unable to turn it on and off as you please as this happens automatically when ever you connect and disconnect you're phone with usb cable.

Overall:

Considering the battery capacity, durability and ease of use, I think this is a no brainer if you're looking for a portable phone charger. There are other products that are a bit cheaper with less capacity, but I think it's worth it to pay a little bit more for the extra charging power.

Top critical review

3.0 out of 5 starsNo longer charged after 2 months but excellent customer service

19 February 2018

I bought this in December 2017. Initially, it worked well and when fully charged gave my iPad another 8-9 hours. However, last week (Mid-February 2018), it just stopped charging completely. I’ve tried different charging cables and plugs but to no avail. Hopefully, the company will get in touch to offer a replacement.

Update: the company got in touch immediately and gave me a replacement without any delay. So far so good, it’s charged up and powering my iPad, so I’ve upgraded the rating to 3 stars. Now I’ll wait and see how long this replacement continues to work.

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This summer I decided to travel around France in my car staying at camp sites. I needed something to charge my phone in emergencies and when away from the charging point in my car, for which this has been ideal.

The good:

- As far as durability and reliability go, so far so good. It feels hefy in its protective plastic casing. I would often leave it in my car with temperatures in the high 30's, low 40's and it still worked absolutely perfectly when used.

- It really is so simple to use. All you need to do is charge up the battery pack at home using a standard usb charger, and when your phone needs charging, just connect it via a usb cable and it will automatically start charging.

- I managed to get roughly 5 and a half charges out of my Moto G5 Plus, which has a battery capacity of 3,000mAh. Considering I was leaving the battery pack in a hot car all day, which I thought may drain it a bit, I was impressed by how many full charges my phone got out of it.

- I've yet to use the flashlight, but I suppose it could come in handy when trying to locate everything to start charging your phone in the dark.

- The light indicator that lets you know roughly how many charges the battery pack has left is a useful feature. It will also start blinking when it's about to run out, which again can be helpful to let you know it needs recharging.

- Being able to charge two devices at the same time due to there being two separate usb slots can come in handy in certain situations.

The bad:

- It's not a big deal, but the power button doesn't seem to do anything. You're unable to turn it on and off as you please as this happens automatically when ever you connect and disconnect you're phone with usb cable.

Overall:

Considering the battery capacity, durability and ease of use, I think this is a no brainer if you're looking for a portable phone charger. There are other products that are a bit cheaper with less capacity, but I think it's worth it to pay a little bit more for the extra charging power.

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This year, I'm taking a Master's Degree at the University of Reading, and since I live close, I won't be living in halls this time around. However, this provides its own set of challenges - I intend to make the most of life on campus, as this will be my first time learning at one, and I decided that I'd buy a Powerbank to help keep my phone topped up when I'm at the Uni once I start in September, away from plugs and charging ports. I can also admit that I bought this after my Sister bought one of her own; I was pretty jealous after seeing how well the one she bought works, and so I decided to get one for my self.

The Pilot X7 arrives quickly in a very nicely packaged box, and comes with a charging cable to charge the beefy 20,000 mA/h battery inside it. It would be better if the charging cable was longer so I could rest it on my desk instead of having it lie on the floor, but it's not too serious of a problem. The red and black colour scheme I chose is pretty stylish, and it doesn't take long for devices I plug in to the powerbank to be fully charged. All in all, a very good purchase, and I look forward to being able to use it on-campus.

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Firstly, I am just blown away with this product. Obviously it's job is simple and it does it impeccably.

I travelled to Italy with the wife the other week so charged the pack fully before going. Got to our destination and realised I'd stupidly forgotten to take the charger! Wanted to take a lot of photos on my iPhone so assumed the pack would die after charging my phone a few times and shockingly, I charged both my wife and my phone countless times throughout the trip without the power pack even reaching 50% charge. Fantastic product!

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Fantastic bit of kit. Took this away with me for a few days in the Lake District on the motorbike. Stored in the tank bag on the trip down, easily powered my phones and camera for the trip down there and back. Its not overly bulky and weight is manageable.

UPDATE: 07/18

I have since taken this with me on many occasions and trips and it has not let me down and doesn't appear to have lost any of its charge capacity. Still a brilliant purchase.

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I bought this in December 2017. Initially, it worked well and when fully charged gave my iPad another 8-9 hours. However, last week (Mid-February 2018), it just stopped charging completely. I’ve tried different charging cables and plugs but to no avail. Hopefully, the company will get in touch to offer a replacement.

Update: the company got in touch immediately and gave me a replacement without any delay. So far so good, it’s charged up and powering my iPad, so I’ve upgraded the rating to 3 stars. Now I’ll wait and see how long this replacement continues to work.

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Fantastic capacity and value. I have charged both my GoPro cameras twice, my Samsung phone several times and it is still going strong from one charge.I am very happy with my purchase. The only criticisms I can find are the weight and the length of time required to fully charge the device. Oh, and the torch button needs to be clicked twice not a long hold as described in the manual.

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After being delayed on a flight home from holiday for 4 hours with no extra power for my phone, I used the last few % of the battery to order this!! After charging it up fully I then spent the next 5 days charging up not only my Galaxy S6, but also my work phone and the occasional boost of my Partner's phone too. I used a USB ammeter / voltmeter at the same time to see if it really was a 20,000mAh capacity (having read articles that some super-high capacity batteries are anything but..). It appeared to discharge 14,000mA which seemed a little disappointing, but given that this was a discharge over 5 days, many devices and possible losses in the ammeter it seemed pretty good. Recharging from empty to full consumed 19,000mA, so it's definitely the stated capacity. My phones charged at an impressive 1A+ rate. I'm very pleased with this product and at least I'm reassured that I'll never be short of power again!

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This is the 3rd of the portable phone chargers which I have purchased. I can tell you that this is worth the extra money as it is much better than the previous 2 that I bought. I have managed to keep my android phone charged for 6 days with this which is more than what I expected.I believe the difference is the 20,000 mAh which is where the power comes from.

It is slightly bigger and heavier than the average mobile phone. The build is solid and it looks alright.

Anyway this works really well and is useful for example if you are doing a bit of traveling, etc.

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This is great technology. It can accomodate charging two devices and automatically charges at the right current. I far prefer to charge my phone on this gizmo rather than the mains charger. Perhaps it is safer to do this. Anyway, it's a good price, it works and it seems to have plenty juice left after charging. If you keep runining out of battery power during the day, then keep this to hand. I would go as far as to say this device is miles better than solar charging, which never seems to work properly. My Samsung Galaxy J5 went from flat to fully charged and plenty charge left to keep for another day.

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This is a good product and is useful. You can just leave it to charge the whole day until it is fully charged. It does take a while, but if you know you have a long journey I suggest you charge it in advance just to be sure. I do not really see the use for the led flash light built into this- seems utterly pointless. Does charge your device fast. The only thing is, that this thing weighs so much and you can feel the extra weight of this in a bag. It's​ like carrying a brick around at times, especially being a student with loads of books in a bag, I don't need the excess heavy weight to burden my shoulders. But I need the product and I use it so I don't mind. For the price, I would get this. It will probably last you forever.